Self-basting roaster.



W. A. STORK.

' Patented Mar. 24, 191 1 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. A. STORK.

SELF BASTING ROASTER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 1, 191a.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914.

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1 W m m s a P fi H M g kf k v FFTCEQ WALTER A. STORK, OF ST. LOUIS,MISSOURI.

SELF-BASTING ROAS'IER.

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To all ac/ 101a it may concern:

Be it known that I, WELTER A. Smart, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis city, in the State of Missouri, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Self-Easting Roasters; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to domestic cooking utensils, and more especiallyto baking pans; and the object of the same is to produce a roastingdevice having an attachment whereby the food being baked or roasted willbe automatically busted the condensation of the vapors arising from itsjuices or the liquid in which it is roasted. This object is accomplishedby the specific construction hereinafter more fully described andclaimed, and as shown in the d 'awings wherein- Figure 1 is a sideelevation and Fig, 2 a front end elevation of this improved device as awhole, and Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof. Fig. s1 is a perspective viewof the skeleton structure within the casing. Fig. 5 is an enlargedlongitudinal section, and Fig. 6 an enlarged horizontal section throughthe two parts of this device asembled; and Fig. 7 is an enlarged crosssection taken on about the line T'? of Fig. 6.

This device is made in two parts, each preferably of tin, sheet-metal,or other suitable material although I do not wish to be limited in thisrespect. Also I reserve the widest latitude as to its size andproportions, and therefore the following specification may be said todescribe the essential features only.

The casing 1 is a rectangular box preferably having handles 2 at its topby which it may be lifted, and its open front end is closed by a door 3hinged to the body at 1 and itself having a handle 5, this door beingheld closed by a latch 6.

lVithin the casing is removably disposed a skeleton structure orframework best seen in Fig. and which by preference comprises uprightcorners 10 of U-shaped cross section arranged in pairs at the front andrear ends of the device and inclosing outwardly projecting flanges 11 atthe front and rear ends of the sides 12, the corner-elements beingsecured to the flanges by any suitable means such as indentationsSpecification ofLetters Iatent.

Application filed May 1, 1913.

Patented Mar. 24,1914.

Serial No. 764,830.

or rivets so that in effect they simply reinforce the flanges andconstitute parts thereof. These composite flanges are spaced a suitabledistance apart to permit the entire structure to slide into the casingas seen in Fig. (3, and the pairs of flanges are spaced a suitabledistance apart to occupy substantially the full length of the casing asalso seen in that view. The lower edges of the sides are connected bytransverse straps 13 at the front and rear ends of the device. the endsof said straps overlying and riveted to inturned flanges l l at thelower edges of the sides; and the space between these flanges andbetween the straps leaves the bottom open as at 15. The upper edges ofthe sides are carried inward and bent into W-shape as best seen in Fig.7 and by preference the top 16 thus formed is integral with the upperedges of said sides for economy in metal and in cost of manufacture. Theapexes of the two W-shaped channels 17 thus formed have rows of openingsor perforations 1S, and if desired other holes 19 may be formed in theinner leaves of the two folds constituting said V-shaped top. At eachend of the top the metal eonstituting the various folds of which it iscomposed is bent upward into flanges 20 which overlap and are secured toeach other thus forming ends to the channels 17 for a purpose to appear.

For supporting the basting or roasting pan P as seen in Fig. 7, twoslides are provided along the inner faces of the side walls 12, andthese are preferably made by giving said walls an inward projection asseen at 21, the slides thus produced being opposite each other anddisposed some distance above the bottom of the structure. For liftingthe latter a handle member 2 is provided, the same passingracross thetop and down the outer faces of the sides 12, and having its lower endsturned inward into the crack 23 produced by forming the foldedprojection 21 just referred to. The thickness of this handle will ofcourse be somewhat less than the distance the corners or flanges 10-11projectbeyond the sides, and the operator may insert her finger underthe handle and ithin the gutters or channels 17 when this structure isto be lifted.

In use, the turkey or other object to be roasted is placed in the pan P,and the latter pushed into the skeleton structure on the projections orslides 21 as seen in Fig. 7.

combination with a casing;

The entire structure is then passed into the casing l as seen in Fig. 5,and the door closed. The device is now lifted by means of its handles 2and placed on the stove-top over an open griddle hole or over a gasburner, and the heat therefrom does the roasting in a well known manner.The water in the pan or the juices from the turkey itself are convertedinto steam which rises within the skeleton structure, passes out theends thereof and upward through the holes 19, and finally comes intocontact with the cooler top of the casing which condenses the same sothat it falls into the channels 17 and runs through the perforations 18back onto the turkey, so that the same is thereby automaticallybasted.This principle of self-basting is well-known in devices of this character, but the present invention lies more in the structure of parts thanin the broad idea.

What is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the class described, the of a skeleton structureremovably inserted therein and comprising two upright sides, acorrugated top connecting them and having perforations in its channels,out-turned flanges at the ends of said sides and inturned flanges alongtheir lower edges, cross strips connecting the last-named flanges andleaving the bottom of the structure open, means within said sides forsupporting a pan, and upright U-shaped members secured around theupright flanges on said sides and spaced a suflicient distance to permittheir passage into said casing.

2. In a a self-basting roaster, the combination with a rectangularcasing having a door at its front end; of a skeleton structure havingupright sides with outturned upright flanges at their ends adapted topass into said casing, each side having an inwardly projecting doublefold near its lower edge producing a pan-slide, a longitudinallycorrugated top connecting the upper edges of said sides and perforatedalong its channels and having holes in its inner folds, upturned flangesat the ends of all folds of said top forming ends to said channels, anda handle extending across the top and down the sides and with itsextremities turned into the crack produced by said inward projections,the whole substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

WALTER A. STORK. Witnesses:

A. C. POHLMAN, Trros. B. Es'rnr.

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